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Dugout Discussion February 4

Fabianski fit to play but Arnautovic misses out through injury

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West Ham United take on Liverpool at the London Stadium this evening in the penultimate match of Gameweek 25. Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.

The injury-hit Hammers will be without Marko Arnautovic (£6.9m) tonight, with Javier Hernandez (£6.1m) being given the nod to lead the line for the home side.

Lukasz Fabianski (£4.8m) has recovered from the arm injury he sustained in the defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers, though, and maintains his ever-present record in the league this season.

Manuel Pellegrini has also made changes in the full-back positions, with Aaron Cresswell (£5.0m) and Ryan Fredericks (£4.5m) – in for his first Premier League start since Gameweek 4 – earning a recall.

Mohamed Salah (£13.6m), Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) and Sadio Mane (£9.5m) all start up front for Liverpool for the ninth league match in a row.

Jurgen Klopp has made three changes to his starting XI from the side that drew with Leicester City, as Fabinho (£5.5m), James Milner (£5.6m) and Adam Lallana (£6.9m) replace Jordan Henderson (£5.3m), Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.5m) and Xherdan Shaqiri (£7.1m).

Henderson, Wijnaldum and Dejan Lovren (£4.9m) miss out through injury while Shaqiri drops to the bench.

Lallana is making his first league start since the victory over Cardiff City in October.

The reverse fixture of tonight’s match was contested in Gameweek 1, with Liverpool running out 4-0 winners in a game that saw Salah, Mane, Firmino and Andrew Robertson (£6.8m) all deliver attacking returns.

No FPL asset scored more points than Mane on the opening weekend of the campaign.

West Ham United XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Fredericks, Rice, Noble, Snodgrass, Anderson, Antonio, Hernández.

Liverpool XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson, Milner, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Keita, Lallana, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

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  1. Wild Rover
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    Lino is a joke

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    1. Syd.
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      I much prefer real tiles

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  2. Alnair
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    Linesman is hottendous

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    1. Alnair
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      Because autocorrect thinks being horrendous ain't enough

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      1. Syd.
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        Is Hottendous a word?

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        1. Alnair
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          Hottendous - definition: To be absolutely ****

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  3. Rash
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    Wow these officials

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  4. Rainer
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    Salah was on...

    Conspiracy Theory debunked!

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    1. Syd.
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      Has to throw the odd one West Hams way to make it a bit less obvious

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      1. Rainer
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        😛

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  5. Syd.
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    Think that Linesman needs to get subbed off @ HT

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  6. Dr Dream
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    Sheesh...really avg performance this by Salah...

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  7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
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    *removes armband from Salah and puts it back on Auba*

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
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      innit

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  8. el polako
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    Where did they get this linesman from ? Little Britain ?

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  9. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
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    You're either with us or with the terrorists. 😆

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  10. My Name Is Pepu
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    Klopp running inside the tunnel to gather some more quids for the refs.

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    1. el polako
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      They will pay in alloys.

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  11. tucaoneo
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    Linesman desperately going for redemption.

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  12. Royal5
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    Linesman having a shocker

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  13. THFC4LIFE
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    This lineman’s been down the boozer all day!!

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  14. Rainer
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    If Liverpool don't get the win here and City beat Everton on Wednesday I feel it'll be done 🙁

    Nice while it lasted I suppose.

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    1. *sigh*
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      That’s the spirit!

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  15. FPL Forward Thinker
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    Linesman’s haircut is horrendous and even worse than his performance

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  16. Richd
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    Rashford an intriguing captain option for GW26. Away to Fulham.

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
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      or Pogba

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      1. Richd
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        For sure. I need to look into how many penalties Fulham give away

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    2. Belsunz
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      Certain to score against that Fulham defence.

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    3. My Name Is Pepu
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      Aye, don't let them know about it just yet.

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    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
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      Yeah, or Salah(well..), Auba or Pog. So many good options next week...

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    5. Zladan
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      Not if Lukaku also starts.

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  17. Runaway
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    Tbh, I have never seen City playing this terrible in last 2 seasons. Pools second half attitude will tell us whether they have the quality to win the league or not.

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
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      I've seen City play terribly on occasion.

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  18. Meinhoff
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    Best league in the world, worst referees in the world

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    1. Rainer
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      All the fuss when none of them were selected for the World Cup...

      At least one big mistake in every game, wanting attention instead of reffing.

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    2. DROP IT LIKE IT'S HART
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      Well said, Chaz Austin. Back to you in studio.

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  19. Top Lad Dakes.
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    Maybe people should sell Salah again so he can start bloody scoring points again.

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    1. Richd
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      All he does is blank since I got him 😉 he’s fun to just own and hope he blanks

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      1. Top Lad Dakes.
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        Not really fun hoping he blanks, no

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        1. Richd
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          Well I was told I’m mad to not own. Had the Kane funds free. Followed the crowd. Fun game FPL

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      2. TheDragon
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        His scores since gameweek 16 have been incredible. He has blanked for 1.5 games in a row - hardly a crisis!

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        1. Top Lad Dakes.
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          Is insanely frustrating when he's your captain for those games though

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          1. TheDragon
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            It’s always frustrating when your captain blanks but if you’d captained him last 8 weeks you’d have a lot of green arrows.

            Also...it’s only half time!

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  20. Garlana
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    Lineman's ruining the game

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    1. Syd.
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      He has had a stinker

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  21. CRO KLOPP
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    Just got home from work,did Rainer changed his grav to Aguero

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  22. FPL Forward Thinker
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    Mane better than Salah?

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
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      better at what? for what?

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  23. TRIPOS TOPPER
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    what are appropriate FPL names for Felipe Anderson?

    A. Anderson
    B. FAnderson
    C. Fanny Anderson

    I like C

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    1. Zladan
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      Fando

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    2. Top Lad Dakes.
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      Anderson or Felipe, don't see the need for FAnderson - is he not the only Anderson?

      C works though

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    3. My Name Is Pepu
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      Just Anderson.

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      1. Belsunz
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        Just Anderson. Like that. Creative.

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        1. My Name Is Pepu
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          More creative than Liverpool's midfield 3.

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    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
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      A and C both fine, B is stupid

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    5. Kiwivillan
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      You like Canderson?

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  24. The Yorkshire Pirlo
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    Going Guaita > Alisson 3 weeks ago just sums up this crud season. Double Pool defence letting me down 3 times in a row.

    From 30k to 200k in a 10 week period or so, just keep on going down.

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    1. My Name Is Pepu
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      From 10k before Christmas to 330k right now. 😎

      It's okay.

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  25. dvdguy
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    Salah's been average for past 2 games

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    1. el polako
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      No dives no points.

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  26. diesel001
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    Get Firmino off and Shaqiri on. Drop Fabinho deeper and switch to 4-2-3-1

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    1. Rainer
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      Not off before Keita.

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  27. Zladan
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    HT: WHU 1-1 The FA

    Still time for Salah to buy a penalty.

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    1. Runaway
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      And for Fab to save hopefully 🙂

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      1. Zladan
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        Given Salah has EO over 100%, as a Salah owner not capper, I think I’d benefit from negative Salah points?

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        1. clodhopper
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          Everyone has salah only people missing out if he blanks are his captainers

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  28. LIARS POKER
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    What players are you eyeing up to bring in for the blanks in 31 and 33?

    Got my eyes on Chillwell, Fraser, Wilson/King, Yedlin

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
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      Playing FH so will see when it comes. Likely be similar, though I'm looking at Pereira over Chilwell given he plays OOP sometimes

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    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
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      That's like six months away

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    3. Rainer
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      3 Pool and fodder fillers.

      Think more value can be gained out of using the FH in GW32.

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    4. Richd
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      Haven’t even looked yet. I genuinely dunno! TC used so can just FH and WC my way through

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    5. Zladan
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      Chilwell looked far better than Pereira v United. Much more interested in him, but if Pereira plays OOP there’s no contest.

      Chilwell
      TAA
      Mane
      Maddison

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      1. Zladan
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        Maybe Vardy if the time comes to sell Rashford.

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        1. TRIPOS TOPPER
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          no thanks. would rather have Quaner

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  29. Top Lad Dakes.
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    Am fuming currently.

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  30. Syd.
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    Liverpool have not turned up

    Interesting to see if Klopp makes a change

    Keita or Lallana off and Shaq on

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    1. Dr Dream
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      Not sure why he’s not been playing him. He was really good.

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